ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD SOLID RING. SATYR MAKING OFFERS TO PRIAPUS.
A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A MODERN GOLD SOLID RING. SATYR MAKING OFFERS TO PRIAPUS.
1st century A.D.
Stone 11x15 mm; int. Size 18x20 mm; 20,08 gr
The scene shows the satyr seated on a rock and facing left. He is making offers to Priapus in the shape of an herm on a short column. Thyrsus. Groundline. Wear marks.
Provenance: Formerly Galerie de Serres, Paris ;From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s